Postal card.



No. 879,802. PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

H. G. TAYLOR.

POSTAL CARD. APPLICATION FILED I'EB. 2a. 1907' citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of T 0 all whom it may concern:

which the following is a specification.

'tractive in appearanceand which is adapted is provided with means for ho 'fia'p closed, and an insert between said flaps ing the its face end to form a marginal c 1p HUG-H e. TAYLOR, or ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

PQSTAL CARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1908.

Application filed February 23- 1907 Serial No. 35 3723- Be it known that I, HUGH G. TiiYLoR, a

Minnesota, have invented certain new'and useful'Improvements' ln'Post'al Cards, of

' My invention relates to an improved postal card which is more particularly adapted for use as a souvenir. Its primary object is a device'of its kind which is simple and at-' to protect the souvenir portion thereof when it is transmitted through the mail.

Generally speakin .my invention comprises a folded card having a face which is used for the address and stem a flap which ding the other on which a print is displayed.

In the accompanying drawings,' forming part of this specification, Fi ure 1 is a face view of my improved posta. card showing the flaps closed; Fig. 2 is another view showflaps open, and Fig. 3 is an edge view of the ostal card showing the flaps closed.

In t e drawings A represents a cover made of card board or other suitable material and folded to form two'flaps 2 and 3. The flap 3 forms a back and is turned alon the edge of 4: which is adapted to engage the free end 5- of the flap 2. The clip 4 is held against the back by means of the wire sta le 6 and the free end of he front 2 is notche at 7 so as to span the l St tple 6 when the edge of said frontis placed I below. the clip 4r An insert B is fastened between the flaps of the cover along one edge by means .of the marginal clip. 4 and the staple'6. This insert may be made of thin l have it understood that the parts silk or other suitable material and upon its face a" print'such as illustrated may be displayed for souvenir purposes. When the post card is closed the-front may be fastened to the back by the ordinary stamp S which is pasted at the upper right hand corner of the'front and overlapping the clip 4. It is understood that, the address mayfbe placed on the front adjoining the stamp in the usual manner. The cover protects the insert from being soiled or damaged and when desired, the insert may be easily removed and sewed upon pillows or other articles as fancy work.

In accordance with the patentstatutes, I have described the principle of operationof my invention, together with the construction which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to shown are only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means and a plied to 'uses other than those above set forth.

Having described-my invent-ion, what I claim as new, and-desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

A postal card provided with front and back flaps, the latter having a margin folded on its outer end, a margin to said back, and an insert between said flaps; said front flap having its free end notched to span said fastener below saidmargin. g

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HUGH G. TAYLOR.

Witnesses M. G. Lionrsc-HEmL, F. G. BRAD URY.

fastener securing said. 

